Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands exemptions from public records laws for universities in Louisiana.

Highlights:

• Exempts any records of an applicant for an executive position at a public postsecondary education institution from public records law (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that once a finalist for an executive position is approved by the institution’s governing board, the records of the finalist shall become public (Sec. 1).

• Exempts any record that identifies a private donor to a public postsecondary education institution from public records law, unless the donor provides written consent for disclosure (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the amount of a donation and the specific use of donated public funds shall remain public (Sec. 1).

• Exempts records maintained by a public postsecondary education institution that contain proprietary research, unpublished data, grant applications, or intellectual property that could be used by a competitor from public records law (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that research, data, grant applications, or intellectual property shall become public once published, patented, or expired (Sec. 1).

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